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@bluemoon

I'm a pessimist who likes optimism! Because the pessimist is also an optimist, only better informed.

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bluemoon
@bluemoon Mar 3, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC

It's Been 18 Years...

Opinions are divided... I remember the title of a Romanian film: Was it or wasn't it? A question about the Romanian Revolution of 1989. The question was not about the entire revolution, but only whet…

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@bluemoon Feb 17, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC

About Pauses and Comebacks

It has been three months since I last wrote anything.I just disappeared, and I think the few friends I have here have almost forgotten about me.I have not forgotten about them. I haven't forgotten yo…

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@bluemoon Dec 3, 2025, 12:36 PM UTC

By Night

I remember, with increasing difficulty, the walks I took as a teenager and young adult. Back then, daytime walks were rare, mostly when I met girls eager for romance; otherwise, the real walks happen…

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@bluemoon Nov 19, 2025, 2:15 PM UTC

About Those Who Walk

Wednesday for a walk, the day chosen by Jay. It's Wednesday again. However, I think we all walk every day of the week. Walking is the simplest thing to do, often we don't even realise we're walking..…

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@bluemoon Nov 14, 2025, 11:24 AM UTC

Walking... More On The Spot

I recall a relatively recent walk, at the beginning of October, when the weather invited outdoor exercise - in other words, on a wonderful, warm, and sunny autumn day. Since most of my walks are coff…

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@bluemoon Nov 11, 2025, 9:29 PM UTC

The long journey from photographing to photographic paper, when I was young...

It's been a while. I love black and white images because I started photography when I had no other option but black and white. Fortunately. I am glad I had this opportunity to do and understand photo…

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@bluemoon Nov 7, 2025, 9:10 PM UTC

Where My Mother Made Me...

A squirrel was climbing the branches of the tree. I saw it clearly; my nephew pointed it out to me. Then, I look at the photo and I can't see it anymore. A photo taken with my phone... what can I say…

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@bluemoon Oct 11, 2025, 10:27 PM UTC

Lovely Days Call For Walk

The beginning of fall this year was similar to last year. I mean, there was no difference between summer and fall, the same warm, clear days. I thought we were in for another very long, hot summer. I…

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@bluemoon Oct 8, 2025, 9:18 PM UTC

A Quiet Walk

I don't know where this passion for the sea came from; perhaps it was because I didn't see it for the first time until I was 18 years old. Then the sea was synonymous with freedom. Maybe that's why i…

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@bluemoon Oct 2, 2025, 1:57 PM UTC

Return, Hope, A Little Justification And A Short Walk

The too-long abandonment of this blog is hopefully coming to an end. In the more than eight years I've spent here, it happened to me a second time to "desert". What seemed hard became very easy. It's…

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